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il c A UNITED? STATES PATENT` OEEECEa JAMEs'r. WALKEE, or PALMYEA, NEW YoEK.

DEVICE FOR CLEANING LAMP-CHIMNEYS, BOTTLES,` abo.

-Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 49,458, dated August 15, 1865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES T. WALKER, of Palmyra, in the county of Wayne and State ot' New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Instruments for Cleaning Lamp-Chimneys, Bottles, Src.; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specilication, in which- Figure l is a perspective View of my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar View, showing theinstrument when inserted in the chimney of'a lamp forthe purpose of cleaning the same. Fig. 3 is a View ot thc end of oncot' the arms or prongs to which the sponge or cleansing fabric is attached.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap and efficient instrument or device for cleaning out the chimneys ot' lamps, decanters, bottles, Src.; `and it consists ot' a twisted-wire rod, which is carried out to the desired length and' the wires separated and coiled onceortwice, and the said arms or prongs bent or thrown outward, so as to have suiiicient lateial spring to bear against the sides of the chimney or bottle when inserted therein, said instrument having attached to each prong or arm a sponge 0r any suitable material or fabric for cleaning purposes.

To enable others to understand my invention, I will proceed t-o describe it. l

a a represent two wire rods, which are inscrted ina suitable handle, A, and twisted together for a desirable distance. The wires are then coiled once or twice and the arms or parts bent outward from each other, as shown clearly in Fig. 1. The ends of the arms or prongsaa face. It' a sponge, it is attached by twisting around its lower end a small wire, which binds it to the forks or prongs ofthe instrument. It' Y other material is used, it can be tied on or secured in any way best adapted to the material employed.

To usc the instrument it is only necessary` to bend together the prongs suiciently close to admit ot' their being inserted in the chimney of the lamp, and when inserted they will bear,

respectively on opposite sides ofthe chimney, and by turning the instrumentwithin the chimney the latter can be quickly and expeditiously cleaned. i

This instrument is so simple in construction y that it can be manufactured and sold as low as,

it' not lower than, any other device now in vthe market for the same purpose, and its capabilities for cleansing the chimney are far greater than those possessed by the majority of such instruments. Itis notlikely to get out of order, and the rubbing or cleansingl material used can, when it is necessary, be easily replaced.

'lhus it will be seen that I provide a cheap and efficient instrument for cleaning `lampchimneys, as well as many other articlessuch as bottles, decanters, &c.,at a very low price.

What Iclaim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

An instrument for cleaning lamp-chimneys, bottles, Snc., constructed substantially as herein shown and described.`

JAMES T. WALKER.

Witnesses:

GEO. M. BOWMAN, H. K. SoU'rHwioK. 

